Season 2/Episode 5: Christian Therapy Programs: Evangelical Outreach vs. Clinical Programs with Mark Barrentine

This episode is a bit different, but very interesting.   Today, we shift gears and go into the history of wilderness therapy, residential treatment center and other forms of therapy.  Many of the organizations that formed as part of this ecosystem in the 1990’s were faith based.  Through a combination of religion and therapy, this was a new and evolutionary solution that helped children. Now, there are many programs that have Christian foundational elements that serve different purposes for different families.  The evangelical outreach programs focus primarily on promoting religion whereas the clinical programs offer therapy in a Christian context. So, we wanted to explore this and are pleased that Mark Barrentine, Executive Director of Evangelhouse Christian Academy, could join us. Mark can be reached at www.evangelhouse.com.